Hope the anticipation will turn to joy after you finally get her home!

Welcome and nice ride! Happy Motoring

Do you use a UV protective finish for the red gelcoat? My car is white, so fading is not an issue, but I do use a marine finish with UV protection. I have seen the red gelcoat fade out in the sunlight on both cars and boats.. My seats are burgundy and a real backside burner in the sun. My other sportscar convertible has black interior and it’s…[Read more]

Very nice!
We have quite a collection of Italian Red FF Replicas going. Enjoy the Ride!
Rich

Great auto, a real head turner. Sharp!

   Nice, enjoy her, what is she powered by??         &n bsp;         &n bsp;         &n bsp;     DanR.

Sweet. Enjoy the ride!

Mel,
I am sure you have packed already, including the MG stuff to add to your baby. Don’t get too wild down there, okay, maybe some. Hope all the installs go as expected. How long will you be there?
James

James
Fun, Fun, Fun is an apt description of what I anticipate.
Mel 
 
 

Looks nice an except for the white interior a match for mine.  Tell me more about it.

Nice toy.
Where are you and can you provide any details that would be great.  I like red too.

As Rob noted, Sagging or drooping suspensions are NEVER caused by a standard style shock absorber. The shock is there to dampen spring oscillation and keep the tire glued to the pavement (or dirt).
If a car’s frame or uni-body is straight and square and all the suspension components (a-arms, links etc.) are straight as well, then only the spring…[Read more]

AWESOME!
Mel, you got the timetable in countdown mode
Have fun fun fun
James

Replaced my rear leaf springs this weekend and I would say it was a partial success.  Before I started I measured from the ground to the top of the arch the rear fenders drivers side was 26, passenger side was 26 ?, so I?m leaning left and low.  After I cut the new springs the installation was pretty straight forward.  Not necessary easy but pr…[Read more]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that was lost.   Thanks Rich for the link, at least I kinda know what the problem is..   My CMC Ford TD has the same sag on the drivers side.  I replaced the shocks, only thing available was the stock style shock for a Pinto.  I looked for air shocks or load levelers and was told nothing is avaliable.  Any one know…[Read more]

All,
For those of you who, like me, have no clue what Mark is talking about with “Panhards” and “4 Link suspensions” the reference link below has a very good explanation of these terms.
Thanks Mark for challenging us to be bettter car “Techies”. Now if I can just figure out what a “Tremec TKO 500 tailshaft” is
Rich
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Do you think that the Chevette rear suspension was designed to eliminate wheel-hop under their “stuck to seat back” acceleration and “bug on the inside of the windshield” braking?
My Mustang stil has the open aluminum driveshaft. I had to install frame connectors and a special crossmember that goes between them. The front of the torque arm…[Read more]

If I am doing a repair or service that is not an emergency, I always buy from this site. NO ONE beats their prices and they usually carry several name brand vendors for each part.
I have also found that they carry many older cars parts that fit the Chevette, Ford and VW based cars we have.
To date, I’ve never had a problem with the parts,…[Read more]

I may delay cocktail hour tonight and spend some quality garage time in NH.  Think I got all the tools together and have printed out the Monroe catalogue as I’m prepared to order some coil over shocks or as Monroe calls them today “load adjusting shock”.  I’ll have to study what’s there as I didn’t build this car.  I’ll report back on Monday as to…[Read more]

Thanks Mark!
I need to order some things for my truck. Every little bit helps!
Ringo